psychosocial

[ sahy-koh-soh-shuhl ]

adjective
  1. of or relating to the interaction between social and psychological factors.

Origin of psychosocial

1
First recorded in 1895–1900; psycho- + social

Other words from psychosocial

  • psy·cho·so·cial·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for psychosocial

psychosocial

/ (ˌsaɪkəʊˈsəʊʃəl) /


adjective
  1. of or relating to processes or factors that are both social and psychological in origin

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